Ticket punch or perforator.



No- 819,917. I PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

J. P. OHMER. TICKET PUNCH OR PERFORATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHNIER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTERCOMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPO- RATION NEW YORK.

TICKET PUNCH OR PERFORATOR.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed August 25, 1905. Serial No. 275,720.

To (all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful- Improvements in Ticket Punches orPerfora tors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hand punches orperforators, such as are used in punching railway-tickets and othertickets for a variety of purposes.

The object of my invention is to provide a punch or perforator of theabove type which dispenses with the use of the usual die and which issimple in construction and comparatively inexpensive as compared withthe common forms of ticketpunches.

Preceding a detailed description of the invention reference is made tothe accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation of aticket punch or perforator constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a sec tional view on the line at x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is anelevation with a portion appearing in section. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of the punch. Fig. 5 is a detached View of the lower end ofthe punch and the resilient bar or cooperatin member in a relativeposition.

In a detaiI description of the invention similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

1 designates the supporting member of the device or punch with extendedside walls 12 and a lower extended portion 13, between which parts aslot 8 is provided, in which the ticket or other paper is inserted in aposition to be punched or perforated. The lower extension 13 is providedwithan opening or orifice 6, through which the punched portions of theticket drop. The portion or member 2 of the device is pivoted within thesupporting member at 7 and has an extended portion 14, which normallylies between the side walls 12 of the supporting member. This extendedportion 14 has fixed to it the punch 5, said punch having as anessential of its construction a notch or recess 5, which extendscentrally across the engaging end thereof. The said extension 13 of thesup porting member has its upper surface recessed, as at 15, and withinthis recessed portion a resilient bar or member 9 is placed, saidresilient member having its ends 10 turned and extended toward eachother and rigidly fastened at 11 to a suitable part of said extension.It will be seen from Figs. 3 and 4 that the yielding portion of saidresilient member 9 lies parallel with said recess 15 and in a positionin line with the notch 5 in the engaging end of the punch 5, the lengthof said notch 5 being parallel with said bar or resilient member. When aticket is placed within the recess 8, it rests upon this resilient baror member 9 and on the extension 13. As the punch 5 is presseddownwardly against said ticket the sides 5 of said punch which areparallel with the bar or member 9, are first to cut the ticket, and assaid punch is further pressed toward the resilient bar or member the cutis completed, it being understood that the downward pressure of thepunch 5 closes the members of the implement and causes a downwardyielding of the resilient bar or member 9, during which the completeseverance of the punched portion of the ticket takes place. During thiscomplete closing of the members of the punch the ends 5 of the notch inthe engaging end of the punch completes the cutting operation. The

resilient bar or member 9, as before stated, yields sufficiently topermit of the operation.

WVhile I have minutely described the construction of the resilient baror member 9 and the manner of its attachment, I do not wish to limitmyself to this specific construction or this specific manner ofattachment, as it is obvious the construction of this important membermay be modified or varied, and also the manner of mountin or attachingsuch modified or varied memIier would of necessity vary from the mannerof attachment herein shown and described. The object of my invention is,broadly, to do away with the usual female die usually employed inticket-punches. I therefore wish to claim, broadly, a resilient membersuitably mounted below a punch, said resilient member being of lesswidth than the diameter of the punch and the punch having a recessed ornotched I cess being in alinement with the resilient portion in itsengaging end.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a ticket punch orperforator, a punch, and a resilient member below said punch and in linetherewith and adapted to cooperate with the punch in perforating aticket.

2. In a ticket punch or perforator, a punch having a recess in itsengaging end, and a ylelding member below said punch and in line withthe recess in said engaging end, said resilient member cooperating withthe punch in perforating.

3. Ina ticket punch or perforator, a punch having a recess extendingcentrally across its engaging end, and a resilient member mounted belowsaid engaging end and in line with the recessed portion, said resilientmember being of less width than the diameter of the engaging end of thepunch.

4. In a perforator or ticket punch, a punch having a V-shaped notch inits engaging end extending centrally across said engaging end, and ayielding bar mounted below said punch and in line with the V-shapednotch therein.

5. In a ticket punch or perforator, a punch mounted upon an extendedportion of the inplement, said punch having its engaging end recessed, aresilient bar mounted upon the lower extension of the supporting memberof the implement, said resilient bar being in line with the recessedportion of the punch, and said bar being below the ticket-slot in the implement.

6. In a ticket punch or perforator, a punc having its engaging endprovided with a notch extending centrally across said engaging end, anda yielding bar mounted below said recess and parallel therewith, saidbar being adapted to enter said recess in the punching operations.

7. In a ticket perforator or punch, a member supporting a resilient bar,and a member supporting a punch, said punch having its engaging endrecessed centrally, and said resilient bar being in line with saidrecessed portion and cooperating with the engaging end 7 of the punch.

8. In a ticket punch or perforator, a supporting member having theportion lying below the ticket-slot recessed, a resilient member lyingwithin said recessed portion, a punch mounted upon the other member ofthe implement, said punch having its engaging end provided with acentral recess extending entirely across said engaging end, and saidremember.

9. In a ticket punch or perforator, a member thereof having its surfaceprovided with a longitudinal recess from which extends an orificethrough which the punched portions of the tickets drop, aresilientmember mounted within said recessed portion, a punch mounted upon theother member of the implement, the engaging end of said punch beingnotched, and said notch being in line with the resilient member andcooperating therewith in the punching operations.

10. In a ticket punch or perforator, a member having side walls 12, anda lower portion 13, between which portions a ticket-slot is provided, aresilient member mounted in the lower portion of said member below theticket-slot, and a punch mounted on the other member of the implement,said punch having a V-shaped notch extending centrally across theengaging end thereof, and said notch and engaging end cooperating withthe resilient member in the punching operations.

11. In a ticket punch or perforator, a supporting member having upperand lower extensions between which is provided a ticketslot, a resilientbar mounted on the lower extension of said supporting member, a memberpivoted to said supporting member, a punch on said pivotal member, saidpunch having a notch in the engaging end thereof adapted to engage theresilient member in the operations of punching tickets, said resilientmember cooperating with said punch in such operations.

12. In a ticket punch or perforator, a supporting member having upperand lower extensions providing an intervening ticket-slot, an elongatedresilient bar or member mounted on the lower extension of saidsupporting member, a punch mounted upon the other member of theimplement, said punch having a V-shaped notch extending centrally acrossthe engaging end thereof, the opposite sides of the engaging end of saidpunch being adapted to perforate the ticket in advance of the cuttingoperations of the punch at the ends of the V-shaped recess or notch.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER.

Witnesses:

C. M. THEOBALD, CARL T. BERNER.

